Figaro 3 - La Solitaire du Figaro - Leg 4 - Day 1

In the Baie de Morlaix the 34 solo skippers started yesterday for the 4th and last leg of the Solitaire, which leads over 685 miles to the Fastnet Rock in the south of Ireland and back to St. Nazaire. This morning the peloton has already passed the south-western tip of England. A trio ventured an attack in the west of the restricted zone of commercial shipping which worked ! This morning Tom Dolan GBR leads by 5.8 miles. The two newcomers (Biszuth) Mael Garnier FRA and Philippe Hartz FRA follow in 2nd and 3rd place. Best of the eastern group, Xavier Macaire FRA is 7.2 miles behind. Nils Palmieri SUI is 17th, 11 miles behind. The race tracker, the reports and the video of the start.